Toy gun



June 20, 1933. H, SUCE 1,915,035

TOY GUN Filed Oct. 20, 1932 Ill/Inf Patented June 20, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I HENRY W. SLICE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF T0 GUY COLELLA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TOY GUN

The present invention relates to improvements in toy guns, and has for an object to provide an improved toy gun in which projectiles may be propelled with considerable force, for great distances, and with a high degree of accuracy.

By virtue of the foregoing qualifications, the improved gun is of value not only because of the amount of diversion and amusement it creates as a toy, but also because of its usefulness in fostering a steady hand and an accurate aim.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved toy gun construction incorporating the above features in which simplicit-y of construction and design and inexpensiveness in manufacture and important considerations.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully clescribed hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improved toy gun constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view partially broken away and partially shown in section.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a type of projectile employed.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the gun, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal section showing the trigger in the act of releasing the slide hammer.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the gun is constructed of metal, wood or 40 other appropriate material to produce a handle or stock 6, and a longitudinal or barrellike member 7 having at its outer end portion a bore or opening 8 in which the projectile 9 is adapted to be slidably introduced.

One form of projectile used is shown in Figure 3 to consist of an elongated pencil or shaft, preferably of an externally tapering form, whereby the projectile will be arrested w at a given point at its inner movement. In this way the length of the projectile together with its taper may be selected so that the inner end of the projectile, in the arrested position thereof, will assume a correct position with respect to the hammer slide, whereby such hammer slide may be effective to deliver to the projectile 9 a blow of maximum force.

The slide hammer 1O slidably fits upon an elongated flat surface 11 of the barrel member and projects out through elongated horizontal guide slots 12 made through the side walls of such barrel opening. The slide member carries an upper guide piece 14 slidable in the vertical guide groove 13 of the barrel member. The horizontal grooves 12 pass completely through from one side to the other of the guide member above the supporting surface 11, and the vertical guide slot 13 opens through the top of the barrel member 7 and communicates at its lower portion with the interior space of such barrel piece.

The guide piece 14 is removably connected with the slot 10 as by the use of nails or other appropriate fastenings 15. The slide hammer 10 is propelled by an appropriate elastic member. An ordinary rubber band 16 is preferably utilized for this purpose, the intermediate doubled portion of the rubber band being engaged through a backwardly cut notch 17 in the under side of the forward part of the barrel member 7 while the ends of the rubber band 16 are brought back from the notch 17 on both sides of the barrel member 7 and looped about lateral extension lugs 18 of the hammer slide, which lugs are formed with inclined rear edges 19 forming in effect anchoring grooves for the looped ends of the rubber band 16. The rubber band thus extends wholly upon the outside of the barrel At the rear part of the supporting surface 11 is a stepped-down zone 20 produced by the formation of shoulders 21 disposed at opposite sides of a trigger slot 22 through which the trigger 23 is operatively mounted upon a horizontal pivot 24. The upper surface of the trigger rearwardly of the pivot 24 is shaped into a cam face 25 having its high point considerably backward of the pivot and so relatively arranged with respect to the shoulder 21, the stepped-down zone 20 and the hammer slide 10 in the rear position thereof that such high point will actively engage beneath the forward portion of the slide hammer 10 when the trigger is pulled or drawn rearwardly, as indicated in Figure 5.

In operation, the slide hammer 10 is drawn by hand, the fingers engaging the lugs 18, from the position shown in Figure 1 back to the position shown in Figure 2. lVhen the slide hammer 10 is all the way back, it will drop upon the stepped-down zone 10, its forward edge getting back of the shoulders 21. The rubber band or elastic 16 will act to cant or rock the slide hammer 10 about the shoulders 21 as a center until the upper rear edge of the slide hammer 10 engages beneath the rear under portions of the guide rails 26.

In this canted position the guide hammer will be held with the rubber band or elastic 16 in a potentially distended position. The trigger 23 will automatically be moved to the position, shown in Figure 2. The projectile 9 is then inserted in the bore 8 and the gun is ready for firing. By squeezing or pulling the trigger 23 back in the manner indicated in Figure 5, the cam surface 25 is rotated and elevated beneath the forward under portion of the slide hammer 10, thus tending to do two things; first, to lift the forward lower edge of the slide hammer 10 up above the shoulders 21; and second, to rotate the slide hammer 10 about the rear upper edge which engages beneath the guide rails 26. In other words these two movements will tend to restore the guide hammer 10 to a position of horizontal alinement with the supporting surface 11 and the guide grooves 12. When freed of the shoulders 21, the rubber band or elastic 16 will pull the slide hammer 10 forwardly with increasing and great velocity. At its maximum speed, the slide hammer 10 will encounter the inner end of the projectile 9 and drive the same with great force from the barrel member.

It will be appreciated that the length of the bore 8 will impart accuracy to the trajectory of the projectile 9, that great force will be communicated to this projectile by reason of the elongated travel of the slide hammer 10, and that these desirable characteristics are incorporated atv small manufacturing expense in an extremely simple form of toy gun where the rubber band and elastic 16 may rapidly be replaced in case the same breaks or becomes worn.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being re stricted only by the scope of the following claimlVhat is claimed is An improved toy gun comprising a handle, a barrel member extending from said handle and having a backwardly cut notch at its forward underside portion, said barrel member also having a tapering bore therethrough to receive a tapering projectile, said bore having a horizontally and vertically slotted intermediate portion into which the inner end of the projectile extends, a slide hammer movably mounted in such intermediate portion of the barrel and having lateral portions extending beyond said barrel, said lateral portions having inclined rear edges to form anchoring grooves, a rubber band having its intermediate portion removably engaged in the notch of the forward part of the barrel and its end portions removably looped about the anchoring grooves of the slide hammer, said barrel having a shouldered portion at its rear part with a stepped down zone for receiving the slide hammer, and a trigger having a cam portion for engaging beneath the forward portion of said slide hammer to release same from the shouldered part.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY IV. SLICE. 

